The Record

Kurtzman named Peter Sortino Director of Gephardt Institute

Stephanie Kurtzman has been named the Peter Sortino Director of the Gephardt Institute for Civic and Community Engagement. The role will be supported through an endowment established in honor of civic leader Sortino, who died in March.

Study: Accomplished female scientists often overlooked

A new study shows that female scientists often get overlooked to be speakers at scientific conferences, even when they have strong track records of being published in high-impact journals. The author is Robyn Klein, MD, PhD, of the School of Medicine.

What is your future risk of poverty?

A newly redesigned poverty risk calculator, developed by Mark Rank, the Herbert S. Hadley Professor of Social Welfare at the Brown School, can for the first time determine an American’s expected risk of poverty based on race, education, gender, marital status and age.

Thurtene returns this weekend

Thousands of revelers will visit the university this weekend for Thurtene, the nation’s oldest student-run carnival. Highlights include thrill rides, performances from student a cappella and improv groups and homemade waffle sticks.